Lexington, KY - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is still accepting nominations for the Lifetime Achievement Award recipient as well as nominations for the Pegasus Medal of Honor Award honorees. Any current USEF members may submit nominations, and the deadline for nomination submissions for both awards is this Friday, September 23, 2011.
The recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented with the Jimmy A. Williams trophy at the 2012 USEF Annual Meeting. This award recognizes the horseman or woman whose lifetime experience and accomplishments exemplify uncommon devotion to the sport of competition with horses whose equestrian career and horsemanship have continually elevated the sport's excellence. The nominee must be living and retired from actively competing in equestrian sport.
The recipient(s) of the Pegasus Medal of Honor Award will be presented with the Gold Pegasus Medal at the 2012 USEF Annual Meeting. This award recognizes individuals who have exhibited outstanding services to horses and the sport, and who, through their dedication, have attracted people to the sport and contributed to horse sport by advancing its popularity. The nominee must be living and be retired from actively competing in equestrian sport.
Nominations can be submitted in writing or via email to:
Awards/Trisha Watkins
4047 Iron Works Parkway
Lexington, KY 40511
[email protected]
Fax: (859) 231.6662
Information to be included with your nomination: nominee's name; city and state of residence; discipline(s) and/or breed(s); your reason for suggesting him/her; accomplishments, accolades, and any other information pertinent to any involvement in the horse industry. Please also include your name, mailing address, email address, and daytime telephone number so the Federation may contact you for any additional details.
“It's day 1, so I'm not getting too excited yet. There's a long, long way to go in this competition,” said Phillip Dutton after his dressage test aboard Denim in the Cosequin CCI4*-S leaving the pair in the overnight lead upon the conclusion of the first day of dressage at the 2025 Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event.
And they're off! The first official day of competition at the 2025 Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event (K3DE) begins today and we have a schedule jam-packed with dressage for both the four- and five-star fields.
The CCI5*-L field was narrowed by one this afternoon following the first horse inspection on High Hope Inspection Lane at the 2025 Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event. Horse and rider pairs were looking their best, with a few horses demonstrating their readiness for the upcoming competition through their flamboyant behavior (we're looking at you Bronte Beach Z and Dyri).
The man, the myth, the legend himself, Derek di Grazia is back in his typical fashion at this year's Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event and he has designed some beautiful tracks for both the CCI5*-L and CCI4*-S competitions this year. You can get a first look at these amazing courses as well as some insider interviews with di Grazia himself thanks to our friends at the CrossCountry App!